Valve device.



No. 759,530. PATENTED MAY 1o, 1.904.

J. KELLY.

VALVE DEVICE.

PPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. n. 1903. no MODEL.

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JCI-IN KELLY, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

v:VALVE DEVICE.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters rate-nt No; 759,530, 'dated May 1o, 1904i.`

- Appleman and November 2, 190e. serial No. 179,447. un) man.)

To all whom, t 11m/y concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, inV

specification.

the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have `invented a new and useful Improvementin Valve Devices, otwhich the' following is a y `My invention"relates to improvement in4 v flushing-valves ot' the class adapted to'open yquickly and close slowly for the purpose of i which in operation fis maintained normally closed, by 'pressure of thewater-supply, to be opened by the operator against said pressure, and which when thus opened will perform the -Iiushing operati-ouin each instance with equal certainty without regard to variations in pres- Y sure of the water-supply and always produce -the desired afterlill of thetoiletbowl.

It is also my object to provide such a valve device of a simple, neat, and compact con'` struction, rendering it particularly strong, du-

rable, and free from danger oi leaking.

The drawing shows a vertical section of my improved. valve device.

A is a main body'oi' the valve-shell, formed, preferably, with the enlarged or :spherical part or chamber a, upper cylindrical part or chamber and lower cylindrical part or chamber c. Between the-chambers a c is aninner annular shoulder (Z, threaded to receive and secure the upper end of an inner cylinder e, extending' centrally downward in the chamber c. Extending through the cylinder e, near the top thereof, is a series ot' afteriill-openings c, and a short distance below the saine is a larger series of flushing-openings e.

B is a hollow piston-stem provided at its lower end with a piston-valve f, fitting and movable in the cylinder c, and provided at its upper end with a piston g ot' greater diameter than the valve f and litting and movable in the upper end portion'of the cylinder o. The lower end ot' the piston-stem B is shaped to form a valve-seat a i Screwed upon the upper end of the valve-shell A is a cap C, the

joint between the shell and cap being rendered water-tight by a suitable gasket t'. The cap C presents an inner annularsurface and a central'guide-opening 7;, litted at its upper 55 end witha stuffing-bok C. y,

D is a stem of less diameter than the inner surface of the piston, stennor tube B, and {itting closely the stuffing-box C and opening' 7c'. The stem D passes downward through the 6o said stuiling-box and openingand through the tube or stem B. Near its lower endtlie stem D lis reducedin the `construction shown, it beingiile'd away to triangular shape in crosssection,` as shown at' lf Below the said part Z 65 the' stemis further reduced in' cylindrical form and threaded, as shown at l', where it carries a preferably rubber startingwalve D', held in place by a' nut l. Y

Beneath the 0cap portion C the stem D is 7o formed with a threaded part I to receive a nut In the partir: of the cap C is acylindrical liner m, extending downward into the chamber o and provided with openings 771/. In the liner and confined between the nut Z" and the piston gis a light spring n. In the stem or tube B, just beneath the piston g, is a small water-vent opening p. The stem D is provided. at its upper end with a head or handle D2 and an adjustable collar or stop D3. At 8O the lower end or' the shellis a ehambered couplingl member E,`held fin place by the screwcollar v1, a gasket q being interposed between the parts to render the joint watertight. In one side of thechamber c is an opening from which extends a pipe F, fitted at its end with a coupling F.

In practice the valve device is connected at its coupling E to a water-supply pipe and at its coupling F' with a-fiushing-pipe leading 90 to a toilet-bowl. The pressure of the water against the valve D' and against the pistonvalve f normally closes the said valve D against the seat /t and forces the stems B D upward until the piston g bears against the lower end ot' the liner on. When the parts are in this position, the piston f is in the upper end portion of the cylinder e, shutting of communication between the chambers c and (t. Downward pressure upon the head or handle D2 against the resistance of the spring a unseats the starting-valve D and permits water to pass through the annular space r between the stems B D into the chamber within the liner m and through the openings m to bear against the upper side of the piston g. Some of the water passing upward in the space r will escape through the small vent perforation p; but the piston g being of greater d-iameter than the piston j causes the downward pressure upon the piston g to approximately balance the upward pressure agaist the piston f while the valve D/ is open. Further downward pressure upon the head or handle D2 causes the nut Zi to completely compress the light spring n and press upon the piston g to force the stem or tube B and piston f downward until the latter reaches a point below the series of openings e2, as indicated by dotted lines. Water in comparatively large volume then passes through the openings e2 c to the chamber a and thence through the pipe F to perform the flushing. When pressure is released from the head or handle D2, the stem D is raised by the water-pressure and spring Z2 to close the valve D. Following this the continued slow escape of water through the perforation p gradually drains the space above the piston g, permitting the'water-pressure against the piston f to slowly raise the said piston, stem, or tube B and parts carried thereby. In rising'the piston f first shuts off the How of water through the large series of flushing-openings e2 and then through the small series of perforations e. It will be understood that the water entering through the valve D operates as a water-cushion to retard the rise of the stem B and piston or valve f to effect the prolonged flushing desired, and the operation of thepiston or valve f in irst slowly closing the large series of openings e2 andthen the small series of openings e prevents such sudden cutting olf of the flow of water as would produce jar or pounding. Furthermore, the rush of water when the flushing-openings c2 are uncovered and the water-pressure is strong tends to sweep across the toilet-bowl with great force, which if the water were suddenly cut off would tend to leave no Water in the bowl and trap. In practice after the openings e2 are closed the water entering through the smaller series e y flows more gently to the toilet-bowl, producing the desired afterlill.

The piston g has an upwardly-cupped preferably leather ring and the valve or piston f a downwardly-cupped preferably leather ring, insuring in each case a water-tight bearingsurface very durable and free from danger of binding. All parts of the valve device constructed as described are particularly strong and durable, and while I prefer to construct them throughout as shown and described they may be variously modied in the matter of details of construction Without departing from the spirit of my invention as deined by the claim.

In practice the handle is usually pressed down as far as it will go and is then immediately released. To produce the desired amount of flushing, it may be necessary that the valve f move quite to the lower end of the cylinder e or a lesser distance. This may be regulated by the position of the stop D2 on the stem D.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a iiushing-valve device, the combination of the valve-shell having a lower water-inlet and a lateral water-outlet, a cylinder between the inlet and outlet having lateral iiushing and afteriill openings respectively in different planes, a piston-valve in said cylinder movable under pressure from the inlet to successively close the flushing and afterlill openings, an open-ended hollow stem for the piston-valve having a water-vent opening, a cushioningpiston on the upper end of said stem the area of which is greater than the area of the piston-valve, a cushioning-chamber for the piston in communication with thehollow stem, a valve-stem extending through the shell and loosely through and beyond the hollow stern and having an adjustable stop for limiting its movement, a starting-valve on the lower end of the valve-stem normally seating against the lower end of the hollow stem, a shoulder on the valve-stem above the cushioning-piston, and a spring coiled around the valve-stem between the shoulder and cushioning-piston.

JOHN KELLY. 

